New composite tubular membranes for ultrafiltration

✍ Scribed by W. Doyen; R. Leysen; J Mottar; G. Waes

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 988 KB
• Volume: 79
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-9164
• DOI: 10.1016/0011-9164(90)85004-t

✦ Synopsis

The search to find a replacement material for chrysotile asbestos as a separator for low temperature alkaline water electrolysis led to the development of a composite membrane combination being both organic and inorganic in nature, consisting of zirconium oxide grains distributed throughout a polysulfone matrix .

This membrane combination was evaluated for filtration purposes . The effect of the addition of inorganic oxides onto a polymeric membrane's properties was evaluated . The preparation, the characterization and the evaluation for dairy applications of this new composite membrane type in the tubular configuration is discussed .